
From dragons and magical fish, to enchanted trees and spectral horses, storyteller Amanda Kane-Smith brings the landscape of Test Valley in Hampshire to life with folk tales and local legends. Accompanied with music by Paul Sartin and traditional Hampshire Dance tunes of the Pyle Family manuscript
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Categories | Stories for KidsSociety & CultureKids & Family | ||||

This episode's Test Valley Tale is a spookily magical tale. It’s a mash up of a local ghost sighting of a horse drawn carriage on New Year’s Eve and an Aesop’s fable - ‘The Horse, Hunter and Stag’. I wanted to create an origin story for the ghost sig... more
This episode's Test Valley Tale is a magical tale with environmental themes and is perfect listening for folktale lovers young and old.
One morning when Tom the miller goes to collect wood for his fire, he finds himself in a strange new world where ... more
This episode's Test Valley Tale is a magical wish story.
As Mary makes her weekly trip along the Sprat and Winkle Railway line from Stockbridge to Mottisfont, she encounters a fish on a bridge! This is when things take a turn for the magical as the ... more
This is a magical tale of love and tragedy, set in one of Test Valley’s beautiful chalk rivers.
Isolda and Benen discover their shared love for each other and the natural world and plan to get married. When tragedy strikes, however, a legend is crea... more
Set in one of Hampshire's most famous landmarks: the Iron Age Hillfort of Danebury Hill, this week's episode is a magical story which brings to life the wood which circles the fort.
The story takes place in the 16th century when a Royal Charter was ... more
In this episode I tell one of Hampshire's most famous stories. And best of all it's about a dragon!
With the head of a cockerel and the tail of a serpent, this type of dragon is known as a cockatrice, and this one caused chaos in the little village ... more
In this episode I tell a historical tale full of deceit and murder based in Harewood Forest.
'Halfway along The Middleway, which lies between Picket Twenty and Longparish, there is a small wooden stile hidden in the hedge. Climb over this stile and ... more
In this episode I tell a story based in the beautiful village of Amport.
Based on an old English folk tale, 'The Baker's Daughter of Amport' tells the story of a baker’s daughter who pays a magical price for her lack of kindness.
It’s a little bit ... more
The whole family enjoyed listening to this and picking out details from our local area. Local walks will be much more exciting thinking about these stories when we are out and about!
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